In one of the most dramatic and complex changes to US export control regulations ever, the Obama Administration recently announced sweeping changes to the ITAR and EAR to implement the first big step in export control reform. The massive rules (view the rules) overhaul ITAR controls on military aircraft, engines, and related items and move a significant portion of items on the US Munitions List to the Commerce Control List in the EAR. The chan...

President Obama issued an Executive Order on March 8, 2013 advancing the reform effort. This webinar is the second of a series of webinars designed to help companies plan for the upcoming EAR and ITAR changes that will be implemented in 2013. This webinar is targeted to the exporter who knows ITAR rules but may be less comfortable with the EAR. This webinar will address the following topics: Explanation of the E.O. 11958 and accompanying Fact...

Import Basics for Export Control, Sourcing, Contracts, Purchasing, Receiving, Engineering, and Supply Chain Professionals. US import rules and regulations have a significant impact on your day-to-day business activities. Even if import compliance is not your job, import rules and regulations can have a significant impact on you. This practical and informative webinar gives non-import professionals the information they need to know. Maybe you d...

On top of the already current availability of license exceptions for EAR exporters, it is likely that license exceptions will authorize exports of many of the items that export control reform will move from the ITAR's US Munitions List to the Commerce Control List. EAR license exceptions authorize certain exports without a license. Some exporters, however, get a license even when an exception is available because they prefer the comfort factor...

Don’t let lack of knowledge about Indian export controls keep your company out of this growing market. What you need to know if you have operations, affiliates, subsidiaries, customers, suppliers, or facilities in India. Many companies have entered or are in the process of entering the Indian market and need to have a more concrete understanding of how India regulates trade in dual-use goods and technologies. India has a unique and compl...

Tech Data Export Controls 2013 Update--There Are No Easy Answers Doing business in 2013 is tough, needless to say. But, doing it while trying to comply with export control rules largely crafted 20-30+ years ago is down right hard. Despite government adjustments to certain aspects of the technical data export control rules, export compliance challenges are growing and changing at a pace far faster than the government changes the export control...

In the latest installment of our instructional webinar series focused on the nuts and bolts of export compliance, we will address the most complex US Government export authorization, the Department of State's agreements, including the Technical Assistance Agreement (TAA), Manufacturing License Agreement (MLA) and the Warehouse and Distribution Agreement (WDA). If you are exporting technical data or providing defense services subject to the Int...

What you need to know now to plan for reform changes. This webinar will be the first in a series of webinars designed to help companies plan for the upcoming EAR and ITAR changes that may be implemented in 2013. This webinar will address the following topics: How to start: determining which regulations are relevant Timing: estimating when the new regulations will be implemented Planning for the transition of USML items to the CCL How to achiev...

December 3-6, 2012 SEMINAR VENUE:Doubletree Ocean Point Resort17375 Collins Ave., Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 USA (SCROLL DOWN FOR REGISTRATION OPTIONS) Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) Explained: This seminar series provides both novice and experienced export compliance professionals with an in-depth education on regulations administered by the US Departments of State, Commerce ...

Don’t Be Afraid to Use Exemptions ITAR license exemptions authorize certain hardware exports without a license. Some exporters, however, get a license even when an exemption is available because they prefer the comfort factor of having an export license—and that is certainly understandable because some of the exemptions are complex and confusing, not to mention that some of the restrictions that prohibit you from using an exemption...